Hi Ontbirders, A White-eyed Vireo was found near the Lighthouse at Presqu’ile Prov. Park today. The bird was found and photographed by a couple (don’t know who) late this morning. The photo was shown to Fred Helleiner who alerted Bill Gilmour, Maureen Riggs and myself. We rushed to the area and located the bird in the dense tangle of veg directly behind the plaque for Don Shanahan, which is located by the viewing deck closest to the lighthouse. It is an immature bird within dark iris. To my knowledge this is the third fall record for the Park, all in the last decade in mid-late October.
Cheers, Doug Directions: Presqu’ile is located south of Brighton, on the north shore of Lake Ontario in eastern Northumberland Co. It is well signed from both Hwy 401 or the former Hwy 2. Presqu’ile is shaped like a boot and the lighthouse is at the “toe”. The viewing deck is about 50m from the Lighthouse on the north shore. Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 H 613-243-4161 C _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
